This is an analysis of the poem None Of Us Had To Travel That Far At All that begins with:

A young Jesuit priest...
Assigned as an astronomer, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXXXccd eXaabXXf eXdcX XXdf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,5,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011001 01110100 10100 1101010100 0100001 11 1110111 10101110 1101000100 0100 1110101010 1111100001 1010010100 110011001 10110010101 11111011101 10110110101111 01010101111 0110 111101 01011000 110101011 1 111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of None Of Us Had To Travel That Far At All;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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